- Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic were involved in a heated altercation at Friday's weigh-in ahead of their clash for the vacant IBF heavyweight belt at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
- The physical altercation began when 21-year-old Briton Itauma pushed his 34-year-old Croatian opponent off the stage while Hrgovic flexed in front of spectators.
- Hrgovic responded by returning to the stage and slapping Itauma before officials intervened to separate the two heavyweight boxers.
- Itauma admitted he lost his composure during the face-off, while promoter Frank Warren noted the young boxer was attempting to stamp his authority before entering the ring.
- Unbeaten Itauma comes into the contest following a stoppage of Jermaine Franklin in March, whereas Hrgovic has bounced back from his sole defeat to Daniel Dubois with three straight victories.
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